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What China’s renewable energy boom means for the world

At a sprawling facility in eastern China, engineers and quality control workers in blue and pink uniforms monitor the heavily robotic assembly line for Sungrow Power Supply Co. Ltd.

The firm is one of the world’s biggest producers of solar inverters – equipment critical to making electricity from solar panels usable in grids. And its products are now sold in 170 countries, part of the explosion of China’s renewable energy industry that is fueling trade tension but also facilitating the shift to green power, here and overseas.

Flanked by ceiling-high video screens showcasing Sungrow’s

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